Ouch! You pulled something in your back while doing yard work. You’ve never had any back problems in the past so you are unfamiliar with Chiropractors in the Pennsylvania area. There’s at least a half dozen Chiropractors in the phone book close to you. Which one should you pick? Which one has happy customers?

Yelp can help a potential customer decide which Pennsylvania Chiropractor Practice is worth their hard earned money. Yelp allows a customer to Search by Type of business (e.g. chiropractor) and Zip code, city/state, or address. Every business listing consists of a 5-point rating system, reviews by patients, and addition information such as address of practice, hours, and parking.

By being able to read reviews by others, you are able to make a better decision about which Chiropractor is best. With Yelp, there is no need to randomly choose a listing in the yellow pages or off a search engine. The right information is in front of you.

So you pick a Chiropractor close by with solid reviews. They fix you up like new. You whistle to the radio the whole car ride home. You arrive home and log onto the Chiropractor’s Yelp page to write a glowing review of the service you received. 5-stars. You hope others see your review and take it to heart.

Social Networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace have revolutionized marketing. There is no doubt about it. When a business is able to integrate Social Media technologies into their Marketing Strategies, the possibilities are endless. Here is some information you may not know about Facebook and MySpace.

There are over 100 million active users currently using Facebook through their mobile devices.

Those who use Facebook on their smart phones aretwice as active on Facebook than non-mobile users.

What does this all mean? It means Facebook is a force to be reckoned with. There are 500 million active users on Facebook. 500 Million. This is a huge number of potential customers that are right at your fingertips. Facebook was originally designed for college students but since its inception has grown to cover a wide range of age demographics. This makes Facebook an excellent Marketing Tool for many services and products. Myspace was considered the “top dog” of Social Networking until Facebook users surpassed MySpace users in April of 2008.

Let’s say you have a business that is growing at a dramatic rate. You want to capitalize on a new product that has presented itself in the market. While the product is related to your industry, it is manufactured with technologies that are foreign to the staff. You decide you will need consultation but where should you start looking?

Why care about Twitter, Blogs, Smart Phone APPs, and QR Codes?

These technologies, incorporated with a solid business model, will set your restaurant or bar apart from your local competitors. It will allow your business to move full speed while leaving the others in the dust. In the short run you will have the “cool factor”, gaining NEW foot traffic by being on the cutting edge of Technology and Interactive Real time Marketing. In the long run, you will see decreases in traditional marketing expenses and a fattening of your bottom line.

Using Twitter to fill your Pennsylvania Restaurant

Social media sites such as Twitter are more crucial than ever for Restaurants. Central Penn SEO provides a cost effective way to reach out to your customers using many kinds of Social Media Marketing. Twitter is one of the most popular social media networks currently out there and that is why a large chunk of this article is focused on it.

So what is Twitter exactly? Twitter is a micro blogging/social networking service that allows users to read and send short 140 character messages or “tweets”. Twitter popularity is increasingly growing in business and can be operated from a phone or home computer. How can this be beneficial to your Pennsylvania Restaurant or Pub?

Twitter allows a business to target its customers in Real time. Maybe your business is a pizza shop in a Millersville, PA, for example. You could tweet a message about a midnight Stromboli special an hour before twelve on a Friday night. Then sit back and watch the crowds come rolling in. Twitter is all about reaching who you want to reach and when. Central Penn SEO understands that you know your market better than anyone and we are committed to working with you to optimize your efforts.

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Back in March Search Engine Land had report on Google doing some testing in Google Maps with Hotel pricing. The testing has expanded to even more US Google search users. You will start to notice that the Hotels Listings now have a price to the right side of the listings. The drop down then shows prices for sites such as Expedia, Priceline, and Hotels.com . There is also a link to the Hotel’s company website. However the price tab is only shows up on maybe 75% of the listings that I researched.

Google is continuing to improve how we use the web everyday. They are running tests like these everyday to help build a better a Search Engine for the end user. They also say that Google Maps still ranks hotel based on the relevance of keyword terms and the geographic location being searched. The price of the Hotel has no impact on search result rankings.

It has been reported that this Hotel Pricing Testing has nothing to do with Google’s recent acquisition of ITA a Flight Information Software company from Cambridge, Massachusetts. ITA has been the software used for many flight booking companies such as Hotwire.com , Orbitz, Kayak and many others. They also handled Bing travel…….Ouch! That hurts now Google owns the software products that their direct competitor Bing Travel uses.

Here is a quote from Eric Schmidt CEO of Google about the deal with ITA Software.

“I wanted to let you know that Google has just announced that we have signed an agreement to acquire ITA Software, a Cambridge, Massachusetts flight information software company. Once we’ve completed our acquisition of ITA, we’ll work on creating New Flight Search Tools that will make it easier for consumers to Search for Flights, compare flight options and prices — and get consumers quickly to a site where they can buy a ticket.Though 49% of travelers purchase travel online, it is still time consuming and slow to search for travel options online. This deal will benefit passengers, airlines and online travel agencies by making it easier for users to comparison shop for flights and airfares online, and by driving more potential customers to airlines’ and online travel agencies’ websites.

Google won’t be setting airfare prices and has no plans to sell airline tickets to consumers. Our goal is to build tools that drive more traffic to airline and online travel agency sites where customers can purchase tickets.

Because Google doesn’t currently compete against ITA Software, the deal will not change existing market shares. We are looking forward to working with ITA’s current and future customers, and we will honor all existing agreements.”